The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-07-28
WEALTHY GYPsIEs.
Nomads Who Have Acquired Considerable
Property In This Country.

Property In This Country.
Of Gypsies known to be Gypsies, and
most of whom participate in the regu-
lar summertime wandering life, thon-
sands have acquired competence and
wealth. Henry Stanley, of st. Paul.
owns farm and city property amount-
ing to over $4,000. The Cooper fam
lily, of East Somerville, Boston, are
altogether worth $250,000. Henry
Jowles owns seven acres of land and
several houses within the corporate linn
its of Springfield, ILL.,, and Richard
Jowles has nearly dozen houses near
the rolling mills in that city. Joseph
Crabtree-whom Gypsies hint as being
a distant relative of noted actress
owns city property in Liverpool, En-
gland, and one of the largest sale stables.
as well as much other property, in
Washington. Uriah Wharton possesses
fully 5000, 900 worth of real estate in
and about New York City. Lewis But
ler owns farms near Cedar Rapids, Ia,
and on Alum Greek, near Columbus,
o., and is worth $4,000. William
Hall has large and valuable planta-
ton near Holly Springs. Miss. John
Harrison owns great many fine houses
in Washington, considerable property
at Pittsburgh, and is counted worth
$150,000 Hedry Wharton has 1926, 900
worth of real estate and houses at
Springfield, ILL.,, and Robert Smith, of
the same place, is worth $40, 900. Rich
ard Reynolds owns one of the finest
farms in Seneca County, Ohio. near
near Swope's Corners. John Boswell
owns large brick block in Toronto,
Canada, and is one of the moneyed men
/ of that city. John Broadway, of Buffalo,
is said to be worth $4,000 in farm and
city property; and another of the Broad
ways owns as much more property in
Detroit and St. GATHERINGS, Canada.
One of the Boswells owns sixteen acres
Of valuable land adjoining the fair
grounds at New Albany, Ind, and con-
siderable city property; while Rebi
Boswell has one-hundred-acre farm
and a valuable tavern stand, two miles
from st. Thomas, Canada. John Kidd
owns large grist-mill, paying him an
annual rental of $1,000, and splen.
did farm at Oakland Station, neal
Rock Island. Elias Brewer owns fifty.
thousand dollars worth of city property
in Milwaukee; Spring Brewer owns 3
hotel and other property at Flint. Mich.
and Fred Brewer has large stables anG
much other property at Fort Scott
Kan. William Stewart owns well
stocked ranch, sixteen miles from Aus
tin, Tex; and Job Stanley has severa
thousand dollars of wood land in th'
same locality. The Stanleys and Rey
nolds, of Ohio, are very rich; and Henr,
Stanley, Of Evansville, Ind, owns farm
and town property; while Thomas
Mark and Henry Jeffs, and the Pear
sons, with the Harrisons and Jowles, o
Dayton, O., own nearly all the fines
: farming land for six miles north of tha
city, town property in Dayton, and to
gether are worth certainly half mil
, lion dollars. This will appear incom
prehensible to many, but make it as
statement of fact that I could fill ever
column of this page with names, ad
dresses and property estimates of nearl
thousand Gypsy heads of families i
!. this country whose combined wealt
. will exceed $4O.O00,000 - Edgar
WakeDaass, IN Indianapolis Nescs.